Hopefully, one of our pups will claim Obie's bed before too long. For it lying there empty is a painful reminder. The funny thing is that they did not seem to mind beating him to his bed and refusing to leave without a fuss before his passing.

...I'll let you in on a little secret Duke....there are couches, chairs in our rooms too, and I end up stretching out on the floor all the time. More comfortable to me.

As for the smoking habit being broken...more power to you. I have been one for decades, and I've stopped. The longest period was 3 years, and then Bud and I went into a smoke filled barroom and I lit up. Been one ever since. AGAIN!!

We had a dog bed for our pooch, Buddy, and he adored it. It was HIS kingdom. He would try to sit on it whenever I tried to take off the cover for washing. He was 100#, so we had a wrestling match going on!